When Riding Bicycles（自転車に乗るときは）

Please take out a bicycle insurance policy (an insurance policy which provides personal liability insurance, etc.), which covers you in the event you injure someone in a bicycle accident in Yokohama City.
Guardians should make sure to sign up children under the age of 18 years for insurance covering bicycle accidents.

When cycling, please obey the rules of the road and take care not to have an accident.

• When cycling, please obey the rules of the road and take care not to have an accident. Cycle on the left hand side of the road at the very edge, proceeding in the same direction as cars and motorcycles.
• In some cases, ordinary bicycles are allowed on sidewalks, but in such cases, pedestrians have priority on sidewalks.
• You can only cycle on paths if there are signs telling you it is okay to do so, or if you are under the age of 13 years or 70 years or above, etc.
• It is dangerous to suddenly shoot out. Always stop at stop signs. Also, always obey traffic lights.
• It is extremely dangerous to cycle at night without lights. Turn on your lights when it gets dark.
• Do not ride a bicycle while talking on a smartphone or while staring at the screen.
• You must not drink alcohol and ride a bicycle, ride a bicycle with a passenger, provide alcohol to a person riding a bicycle, or provide a bicycle to a person who has been drinking alcohol.
• Wear a helmet when riding your bicycle to protect your head.

When out and about, please leave your bicycle or motorcycle in a designated bicycle parking lot.
List of bicycle parking lots (Japanese only)
You are not permitted to leave your bicycle or motorcycle in public spaces such as roads, as this impedes the passage of people and emergency vehicles. Bicycles and motorcycles left on the street may be taken away to a bicycle pound in accordance with a city ordinance.
List of bicycle pounds (Japanese only)
If your bicycle or motorcycle has been taken to a bicycle pound, you need to bring along the following to reclaim it.

• A form of personal identification, such as your insurance card or passport
• Handling fee (bicycles: 1,500 yen, motorcycles: 3,000 yen)
• Key to your bicycle or motorcycle

When cycling with a child on your bicycle, you need a child seat.
Please pay attention to the following when putting your child in the child seat.

• Always cycle on the left hand side of the road, even when cycling with a child.
• Take care to cycle at a speed at which you can stop safely. Bicycles are heavy when carrying children, so you cannot stop so quickly.
• Make sure to put a helmet on children. Adults should also wear their helmet.
• Make sure your child wears a seatbelt. If not, he or she might be thrown out of the seat.
• Do not leave your child sitting unattended in the bicycle. This is very dangerous, as the bicycle may tip over with your child still seated.
• Your child can ride in a child seat until he or she enters elementary school. Elementary school students should not ride in child seats.
• You can only carry up to two children on a bicycle. You must not carry more than two children, even if they are in child seats.
• Do not cycle while holding a child. This is dangerous, as you will not be able to steer properly.